ARAB League News, Mar 03, 2012

DIARY - Middle East to June 02 Reuters Details: www.dimdex.com/ TUESDAY, MARCH 27 ABU DHABI - 2012 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. GENEVA - WTO Trade Policy Review Body meeting of United Arab Emirates (to March 29). THURSDAY, MARCH 29 BAGHDAD - Arab League summit. See all stories on this topic »

Kofi Annan's U.N. Mission Is Last-Ditch Push for Diplomacy in Syria Daily Beast My colleague Richard Gowan wrote of the previous Arab Leaguemission that even though observer missions can't stop violence, they can narrow the diplomatic field by making it evident who's at fault and what's at stake. The Arab League mission did do ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Syria Accuses Int'l Community of Supporting Opposition CRIENGLISH.com Syria's Foreign Ministry on Friday said that the resolutions by the Arab League(AL) and the United Nations (UN) formed a "smokescreen" to render illegitimate support to the armed opposition, which runs counter to the UN Charter. See all stories on this topic »

Aid Trucks Turned Away From Syrian Neighborhood Amid Reports Of Executions KHBS-KHOG Northwest Arkansas Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general, who has been tapped by Ban to serve as joint special envoy with the League of Arab States on Syria, was to travel next week to regional capitals, including Damascus. The UN Security Council unanimously ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria says UN, Arab League resolutions back opposition Kuwait News Agency DAMASCUS, March 2 (KUNA) -- Damascus said Friday resolutions of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Arab League which supported the Syrian opposition were in breach of the UN Charter. This came in two letters by the foreign ministry to the UN ... See all stories on this topic »

Ban demands unconditional humanitarian access to Syria Channel News Asia He said it was "more urgent" to make a humanitarian breakthrough and that Amos should get into Damascus before Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab Leaguespecial envoy on Syria. Ban said Annan will have a broad "flexibility" in dealing with Assad in a bid to ... See all stories on this topic »

India refuses government guarantee on Syria oil imports: sources Hindustan Times New Delhi's stand on Syrian oil comes after it voted last month in favour of a UN resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. "This is true that the government has denied sovereign guarantee for ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran urges UN to support dialogue in Syria crisis Press TV Speaking at a UN General Assembly plenary meeting on the situation in Syria on Friday, Mohammad Khazaei stated that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan should take major steps toward fostering interaction ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Kahramaa to observe Arab Water Day today Gulf Times Under the Arab League's title of “Protecting water resources is a joint responsibility”, Qatar, represented by Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), will celebrate Arab Water Day today. Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr Mohamed ... See all stories on this topic »

We will 'cleanse' rebel-held Homs The Star Democrat A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi broached the idea of assistance in telephone conversations this week with the head of the Arab League and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Algeria. See all stories on this topic »

Ban demands unconditional humanitarian aid to Syria Sin Chew Jit Poh UNITED NATIONS, March 2, 2012 (AFP) -- UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday demanded unconditional humanitarian access to Syrian cities, saying there were "grisly" reports of summary executions and torture in Homs. But Syria's UN envoy accused the secretary ... See all stories on this topic »

Arabic language crucial to Arab identity: ALECSO Saudi Gazette TUNIS – The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) has reiterated that Arabic language is crucial to the identity of all Arabs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf and all over the world. The ALECSO statement coincided ... See all stories on this topic »

Saudi pushes Iraq ties in anti-Assad move: Experts - By Prashant Rao Sunday Times.lk The rapprochement comes in the runup to an Arab League summit in Baghdad in late March. Iraq is caught between calls from Arab states of the Gulf for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to quit and Shiite Iran's staunch support of the Damascus regime, ... See all stories on this topic »

Western Lies, Bloodlust, and Hypocrisy: The Syrian Endgame Lew Rockwell (blog) Such as happened with the Arab League's recent observer report, which found among other things that: In Homs, Idlib and Hama, the Observer Mission witnessed acts of violence being committed against Government forces and civilians that resulted in ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria Envoy: UN's Ban Slandering Damascus, UN Resolution Biased Al-Manar TV The United Nations General Assembly on February 16 passed anArab League-sponsored resolution on Syria over what it called the government's crackdown on opposition protests. A total of 137 members of the UN voted in favor of the resolution while 12 ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Manar TV

Government nixes Syria as alternative oil source domain-B ... is also targeted by Western sanctions, according to the report. New Delhi's stand on Syrian oil comes after it voted last month in favour of a UN resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. See all stories on this topic »

UN chief slams Syria for "atrocious" Homs assault Calgary Herald 'RACE AGAINST TIME' Earlier this month, the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution condemning Syria's crackdown and endorsing an Arab League plan for Assad to step aside. In a rare show of unity with Western powers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrians in central Ohio tortured by news of home Columbus Dispatch “We keep hoping someone will interfere somehow, some way — NATO or the United States or the Arab League,” Fuad said. “What a shame for the free world to watch this slaughter.” The United Nations estimates that more than 7500 people have been killed ... See all stories on this topic » Columbus Dispatch

Foreign Minister Krishna on Egypt visit, Syria on agenda Asian Tribune External Affairs Minister SM Krishna Friday left for Egypt on a three-day visit during which he is expected to forge relations with the new dispensation in North Africa's most influential country and discuss the Syrian crisis with theArab League in ... See all stories on this topic »

EU Calls For More Sanctions On Syria But Little Else Kipp Report The EU said it supported efforts by the Arab League to end the violence in Syria, and recognised the Syrian National Council as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people. “The European Council confirms its commitment to further increasing the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria`s Foreign Ministry: Arming Opposition Started Long ago Day Press News The Foreign Ministry clarified that when the AL monitoring mission validated the existence of these armed groups and their non-abidance by the Arab work plan, the Arab League withdrew the monitors with the aim to hide the truth and evade the AL ... See all stories on this topic » Day Press News

FM underlines initiatives – Kuwait for peaceful solution to political crisis ... Kuwait Times The meeting will drive home the point that the GCC states stand behind the Arab initiative within the framework of the Arab Leaguefor peace in Syria, said Sheikh Sabah. The GCC, in that meeting, will impress upon Russia to take a more balanced and ... See all stories on this topic » Kuwait Times

UN chief condemns Syria atrocities, calls on Assad to allow ICRC into Homs Haaretz Ban K-moon says he has received 'grisly' reports that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in Homs. By Reuters Tags: Syria Arab Spring UN Bashar Assad Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he had ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Thinking Through Our Options in Syria Center For American Progress By Peter Juul | March 2, 2012 The situation on the ground in Syria continues to worsen in the weeks following the Russian and Chinese vetoes of a UN Security Council resolution designed to support an Arab League plan for ending Syria's bloodshed. See all stories on this topic » Center For American Progress

Koffi Annan to Travel to Cairo and Syria Prensa Latina In the Egyptian capital, Kofi Annan will meet on Wednesday with Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil El-Arabi, after two days of exchanges in New York with the head of the UN, Ban Ki-moon. During his stay here, Annan spoke with representatives ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria calls UN efforts to end crisis "completely inexplicable" People's Daily Online During the plenary meeting, Ban provided an oral report to the UN General Assembly on the implementation of the Assembly's resolution passed on Feb. 16, which supports the Arab League (AL) plan for political transition in Syria and calls on the AL and ... See all stories on this topic »

Ahmadinejad's sister fails to win parliament seat (AP) Haaretz A Haifa native, Issa has coached various Arab clubs playing in Israel's minorleagues, such as Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, Ironi Umm al-Fahm and Ahva Arabeh; he himself brought Khatib into the Palestinian soccer league three years ago. See all stories on this topic »

Syria splits along sectarian lines, shaking Mideast Bradenton Herald Iraq, where the 2003 US-led invasion replaced a minority Sunni dictatorship with majority Shiite rule, has withheld criticism of Assad and declined to back an Arab League peace plan calling for him to step down. The alignments appear to be confirming ... See all stories on this topic »

Amid fresh violence in Syria, Turkey calls on Iran to cut support for Assad regime Haaretz The request of the Free Syrian Army commander, General Riad al-Asad, to receive arms and equipment was met with a hesitant response by the Arab League, especially Egypt which fears that arming demonstrators may cause a civil war and led to the ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Envoy for Syria to begin mission on March 7 BusinessGhana Joint envoy of the United Nations and Arab League (AL) for Syria, Kofi Annan, will begin his mission on March 7 with a visit to the AL headquarters in Cairo, AL chief Nabil al-Arabi said Thursday. "The AL and UN have agreed on appointing an Arab deputy ... See all stories on this topic »

Lebanese President Wants Syria Back In Arab League | Fox News Lebanon's president wants Syria's membership in the Arab League restored, saying he believes there should ... Skip to main content: Fox News/Fox Business (Article Page: Fox News/SBC/Latino/Fox Business) ... The Journal Editorial Report ... www.foxnews.com/.../lebanese-president-wants-syria-back-in-...

Kofi Annan named UN-Arab League envoy to Syria - World - CBC ... Major StoriesIn The News ... Kofi Annan named UN-Arab League envoy to Syria ... The announcement said that as the UN-Arab League special envoy, Annan ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../syria-un-envoy-kofi-annan.html

Syria: UN and Arab League appoint joint envoy to deal with crisis The United Nations and the League of Arab States announced this evening that they have ... UN Logo UN News Centre logo and link back to News Centre home ... The appointment was made hours after the release of a new reportby a ... www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41346&Cr...

Divisions in Arab League hobble efforts to resolve Syria crisis news Get breaking news .... China appeared to warm toward the Arab League this week, with reports in Chinese state media that Beijing now supports the Arab peace ... www.theolympian.com/.../divisions-in-arab-league-hobble.ht...

China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria - CBS News The seemingly contradictory stances on the Arab League's proposals appear to reflect Beijing's desire ... CBS News.com World ..... Popular CBS News Stories ... www.cbsnews.com/.../china-supports-arab-leagues-proposals-f...

Annan Appointed UN-Arab League Envoy for ... - Israel National News Free Daily Israel Report. YouReport, Send us News & updates ... Kofi Annan Appointed UN-Arab League Envoy for Syria. Former UN secretary-general Kofi... www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/153121

News Reports: Hot! Arab League Syria Envoy Annan Has Near ... UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N.- Arab League envoy to the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan, brings world-wide stature as well as experience with struggle ... news-reports-48.blogspot.com/.../hot-arab-league-syria-envoy...

New UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, says Assad must ... UNITED NATIONS — Former UN chief Kofi Annan, the new UN-Arab Leagueenvoy to Syria, said Wednesday he hopes to meet with President Bashar Assad and will ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAP8UCjR_story.html

China tells Arab League it backs humanitarian aid for Syria - AlertNet Yang made the comments in a phone call late on Tuesday with the head of theArab League, Nabil Elaraby, the official Xinhua news service reported on ... www.trust.org/.../china-tells-arab-league-it-backs-humanitarian...

China tells Arab League it backs humanitarian aid for Syria Yang made the comments in a phone call late on Tuesday with the head of theArab League, Nabil Elaraby, the official Xinhua news service reported on ... www.reuters.com/.../us-china-syria-idUSTRE81S0282012022...

Syrian Forces Mass Outside City of Homs, Arab League Rejects ... Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. ... "Nobody in the Arab world, nobody in the Arab League, nobody on the Syrian ... www.aljazeerah.info/.../Syrian%20Forces%20Mass%20Outside...

Kofi Annan appointed UN-Arab League envoy to Syria — RT The United Nations and the Arab League have appointed former UN chief Kofi Annan as their ... This follows a report by a UN-appointed panel on the deteriorating ... to the Syrian crisis,” the statement said as quoted by the UNNews Center. rt.com/news/kofi-annan-syria-envoy-077/

Lebanon president wants Syria back in Arab League | Ya Libnan ... Lebanon will demand that Syria be allowed back into the Arab League when the .... We have no disagreement on how a News site should report news stories. www.yalibnan.com/.../lebanon-president-wants-syria-back-in-...

Maan News Agency: Qatar to host Arab League conference on ... Home, Districts, News, Opinion, Features, Detentions, Culture, Economy, Region ... of Palestinian and they resources. Arab League is merely sychophant of West Policies. ... UN report: Gadhafi wanted to stage last stand in desert. ●, Activists ... www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=462987

UN, Arab League appoint Kofi Annan joint envoy to deal with Syrian ... Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation, Pakistan's premier NEWS agency.... UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24 (APP): The United Nations and the Arab LeagueThursday .... The appointment was made hours after the release of a newreport by a ... app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content...

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